this IS research

Jan is annoyed. He received reviews and of course they were critical of his work. But what makes a good review? When do reviews stop being helpful? And do we need a new reviewing culture? Nick and Jan suggest we do. As usual, the readings we refer to are listed on http://www.janrecker.com/this-is-research-podcast/.

Information systems is a discipline nestled between the organizational sciences and the computer sciences. How do these different fields view each other? We ask Brian Pentland (an organizational sociologist) and Wil van der Aalst (a computer scientist). Both work on the same topic - processes and routines - but within different communities. We explore whether these communities are coming together and what advice young researchers receive in the different fields. As usual, the readings we refer to are listed on http://www.janrecker.com/this-is-research-podcast/.

What are the big methodological movements at the moment that potentially shape the future of IS research? What are the most popular methods IS researchers use? How do we do research in the golden age of digital trace data? As usual, the readings we refer to are listed on http://www.janrecker.com/this-is-research-podcast/.

What do econometricians do? Do they really care more about statistics than explanations? Nick and Jan ask Brad Greenwood from George Mason University and try to reconcile their views of what good research is. As usual, the papers we discuss in this episode at listed at http://www.janrecker.com/this-is-research-podcast/.

Is there a difference between digital technologies and regular IT? Are we in a new wave of technology that changes our society and business, or is it all just the same technology and we've been here before? Do we need to develop new theories about technology and organizing or do our old assumptions still hold? Nick and Jan explore these possibilities and try to reach a shared conclusion. You can find the papers we discuss in this episode at http://www.janrecker.com/this-is-research-podcast/.

Jan and Nick discuss ethics dilemmas they faced and try to figure out what advice they would give to others that work and publish in teams on information systems research problems. You can find papers we discuss in this episode at http://www.janrecker.com/this-is-research-podcast/.

How important is theory to research? Do design research, AI, and predictive modeling change the need for theoretical contributions? And what is high impact research anyway? You can find the papers we discuss in this episode at http://www.janrecker.com/this-is-research-podcast/.